Arcade at the Movies (3)

Movies of the 80's






After a 12-year absence from the role, Sean Connery returned for his seventh outing as James Bond. Here he meets Kim Basinger in front of Atari's Gravitar and evil Klaus Maria Brandauer stands behind Centipede.

Never Say Never Again

Genre: Espionage
Year: USA 1983
Director: Irvin Kershner
Studio: Warner Bros.
Cast: Sean Connery, Kim Basinger, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Max von Sydow, Barbara Carrera, Bernie Casey








  

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Strange Brew

Genre: Comdey
Year: USA 1983
Director: Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas
Studio: MGM / Turner Entertainment
Cast: Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis, Paul Dooley, Max Von Sydow

E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg Jones (smitdogg23@...)
E-Mail: The name of the game is "Galactic Border Patrol" (see http://www.awesomefilm.com/script/strangebrew.txt) - Frank Giuffrida (emoaddict15@...)






  

In this movie full of Arcade machines, a motley crew of youths keep their video arcade from being shut down by a businessman.
You see nice girls and a Super Pac-Man and Satan's Hollow video duell...

Joy Sticks / Video Madness

Genre: Comdey
Year: USA 1983
Director: Greydon Clark
Studio: Jensen Farley Pictures
Cast: Jonathan Gries, Leif Green, Joe Don Baker, Scott McGinnis, Corinne Bohrer, John Diehl

E-Mail: A Tip from Eric Seeds and pictures from Kitzel (www.mamefans.net)








 
The future of arcade machines: Holo-Dog Fight
and Capt. Kirk with the Genesis project in...

Star Trek III - The Search For Spock

Genre: Action
Year: USA 1984
Director: Leonard Nimoy
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Cast: William Shatner, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Mark Lenard, Merritt Butrick, Christopher Lloyd








Michael Pare and Bobby Di Cicco in a pub with a Battle Zone and Lunar Lander automat. Bobby has really problems with time-traveling and electric things.

The Philadelphia Experiment

Genre: Sci-Fi Adventure
USA 1984
Director: Stewart Raffill
Studio: New World Pictures
Cast: Michael Pare, Nancy Allen, Bobby Di Cicco, Eric Christmas, Kene Holliday, Louise Lathan

E-Mail: A Tip from Martin Rohde (martin@...)












Craig Wasson and Gregg Henry are talking about girls. In the background are Centipede and other arcade machines...

Body Double

Genre: Thriller
Year: USA 1984
Director: Brian De Palma
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Cast: Craig Wasson, Gregg Henry, Melanie Griffith, Deborah Shelton







Real Ghostbusters have real arcade machines :)

Ghostbusters

Genre: Comedy Horror
USA 1984
Director: Ivan Reitman
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Cast: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis,Sigourney Weaver,Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts






 

      
Moon Patrol, Galaga, Qix and many others are in a whole scene at an arcade in the movie...

The Karate Kid

Genre: Karate Action
Year: USA 1984
Director: John G. Avildsen
Studio: Columbia
Cast: Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita, Elisabeth Shue, Martin Kove, Randee Heller, William Zabka

E-Mail: A Tip from Jared Brame and pictures from John Schultes (kurgan@...)






This is a Cloak & Dagger side view, with Christina Nigra inside of Morris's shop.

Cloak & Dagger

Genre: Adventure
Year: USA 1984
Director: Richard Franklin
Studio: Universal
Cast: Henry Thomas, Dabney Coleman, Christina Nigra

E-Mail: Picture from chopcycles@...



  






  

Holy shit... The Gremlins are playing with a Donkey Kong minicab and Star Wars.
There is also Crystal Castles in...

Gremlins

Genre: Monster Horror
Year: USA 1984
Director: Joe Dante
Studio: Warner Bros.
Cast: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Judge Reinhold, Franccis Lee McCain, Polly Hollyday, Glynn Turman

E-Mail: Pictures from Pi (pi@...)










Lance Guest as Alex Rogan beats the Starfighter record and later...he save the real galaxy.

The Last Starfighter

Genre: Sci-Fi
Year: USA 1984
Director: Nick Castle
Studio: Universal Pictures / Lorimar
Cast: Lance Guest, Robert Preston, Dan O'Herlihy, Barbara Bosson, Catherine Mary Stewart






  
  
  

   



As you can see several arcade machines appears in this sequence of this movie.
They start playing Defender and finish with Xevious.

Hollywood Hot Tubs

Genre: Comedy
Year: USA 1984
Director: Chuck Vincent
Studio: Manson International Pictures / Seymour Borde & Associates
Cast: Paul Gunning, Donna McDaniel, Michael Andrew, Stafford Morgan, Remy O'Neill, Katt Shea, Edy Williams

E-Mail: Pictures from German Gonzalez (german.gonzalez@...)






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